Bill-file or the like.



F, J. mm'mmm, BILL FILE 03 THE LIKE. 7 APPLICATION PILEDVT'EB. 1, 1909.

937 Paten m. 19,1909.

PRESENTED BY Q DEALERS IN tiarran omens BILL-EILE OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Ifatent.

Patented Got. it woe.

1, 1909. Serial Ito. 4.15.314.

To all trim-m. it may concern:

Be it known that l. FRANK J. Knrsrormt. a cit'iZen ot' the l nitedStates. residing at (.oshocton. in the county of Coshocton and State oi()hio. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bill-Filesor thc liike. of which the following is a specification.

My invention aims to provide a cheap and at the same time ell'ective andconvenient file or book for bills. memoranda or the like,"

which is especially adapted for advertising purposes. and which can beconveniently packed for shipment.

The accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a face elevation of the same in the position of packing andshipment; Fig. 2 is a pcrs -cctive view in the position o't' use; Fig.is a horizontal section through the supporting device in the position ofFig. Fig. l is a detail.

Referring to the embodiment of the in vention illustrated. the supportfor the hook is a card preferably provided with a hole 15 the edge ofwhich is leint'orced by a ring, and by which the device may be hung up.This card is large enough to carry a substantial quantity of advertisingmatter. and praet'icallv the entire face thereof is ex posed when thedevice is in use. A wire hook l) is carried by the card either in theposition of Fig. 1 in which it rests liat against the card withoutprojecting beyond any of its edges so that it can be safely packed andshipped without injury and in th m lle t ossible spacetor in theposition of Fig. 2 in which'it stands out from the face of the card soas to permit. the application of bills. mcmoranda or the like thereon,and substantially below the card. so that the. bills or memorandacarried on the hook do not cover the advertising matter.

The book has a shank E which slides up and down through a substantiallytubular member i and in which the shank can also turn so as to assumeeither of the two de-- sired positions. The and is shipped as bevt'orestated with the hook in the 'positionot' Fig. I. When it is to he usedthe hook and shank are pulled down. and the book then turned outwardfrom the card, after which it is autonmtit'rally held in this outwardposition by a locking device comprising a lateral projection G on theupper end of the shank,

l which takes into a recess adjacent to the tubular member F andpreventsrotation of the shank by any ordinary strains. After it is onceput into use. the bills or memoranda on the hook also tend to preventits turning to its fiat. 1) position. In order to provide a strongsupport for the hook and at the same time a means for locking it in. theoperative position. a plate H of metal is tened on the lower part of thecard lay means of bent prongs J passing through the card, and this plateprovided with a reinforcing rib K, and with an opening L in its lowerpart: and an opening M at its upper etlgc. The tubular member F isformed of a strip of metal with its ends bent together and passedthrough the opening L of the plate It. and bent apart at the back asshown in Fig. 3. The opening M in the upper edge of the plate H is toaccommodatethc rearward projection G at the upper end of the shank inthe position of Fig. 2. This rearward projection springs easily into thenotch in the plate H. and this notch is so near to the tubular member ithat the shank is held with reasonable stitincss. Preferably the cardalso is provided with a notch N. forming when the parts are assembled aslight extension of the notch M in the metal plate and accommodating thelateral projection G of the shank of the hook.

- What I claim is In a device of the character deeribed, a card .\,ametal )late H mounted thereon. a tubular member F carried by said cardand plate, a hook 1') having a shank E carried inv said tubularmeridian; and a lateral projection G on the rear of said shank, saidplate having a notch M and said card a. notch N into which said lateralprojection may he introduced to prevent the rotation of the shank, saidplate having a reinforcing rib a; and

)rongs J on the edge of said plate hastening it to said card, and havinga lower opening IA, the ends'ot the tubular member 1* hein passedthrough said opening L and throng 1 the card and bcrt apart at the backto fasten the tube in place. I

In witness whereof, I have hereunto si ned my name in the presence oftwo snbscri ing' witnesses.

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